Iraqi people

Ok, call me crazy, but if we are to justify a war in Iraq and are daily broadcasting the numbers of American soldiers killed there, why is it such a secret how many Iraqi civilians have died? If we are there to help these people, shouldn't we know how many of them have died because of our "help"? Numbers range from 15,000 to 100,000… that is a difference of 85,000 people. That is three times as many people as the population of my city. If you were to say these peoples names in remembrance, it would take you over three days nonstop. Why doesn't the world care to know about their deaths if we care so much about their country?

An article published by the BBC says this:
"Why don't the allied countries count the civilians they kill?

According to Prof Herold, the answer is simple. "They just don't care," he says.

Prof Sloboda says many believe it would be "politically embarrassing" for the government to admit that a humanitarian intervention can cause huge civilian casualties.

But the UK government says the Geneva Convention does not oblige it to record civilian loss of life - only to avoid "indiscriminate attacks" where civilians will be killed or injured.

Prof Rogers doesn't agree.

"The government might be right about the letter of the law, but not the spirit."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4079059.stm